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Articles | Volume 19, issue 14
Articles | Volume 19, issue 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-7041-2026
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Articles | Volume 19, issue 14
Model evaluation paper
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31 Jul 2026
Model evaluation paper |  | 31 Jul 2026

Untangling the effects of vertical mixing schemes and convective adjustment in the Mediterranean Sea: insights from a sensitivity study

Lucia Gualtieri, Hans Burchard, Federica Borile, Aimie Moulin, Pietro Miraglio, Francesco Maicu, Emanuela Clementi, and Paolo Oddo

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This study addresses a gap in understanding how turbulent mixing closure schemes and convective adjustments interplay in the Mediterranean Sea. Coupled ocean-wave simulations were performed with different mixing parameterizations and model results were compared against Argo float observations across different space and time scales. Results show that the Generalised Length Scale closure scheme best reproduces observed mixed layer properties and variability, without needing convective adjustment.
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